We spend 190 billion pounds a year on groceries, but can we trust our supermarkets to tell us the truth about what we’re buying? Dr Hannah Fry and Priya Tew investigate the food we eat.
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Inside the Factory
Episode 1: Coffee
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace is in Derbyshire at an enormous coffee factory where they produce 175,000 jars of instant coffee every day. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace explores the factory that makes 700,000 toilet rolls a day and Cherry Healey gets the bum deal of following a flush through the sewers. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace explores a factory that produces 625,000 sausages a day and Cherry Healey gets the scientific lowdown on getting the best banger. Show more
Inside the Factory
Episode 4: Curry
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace explores the Nottinghamshire factory that produces 250,000 jars of curry sauce each day. Cherry Healey helps harvest chillies. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace follows the production of chocolate digestives and discovers that we are all eating them the wrong way up. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace explores the Grimsby factory that processes 165 tonnes of fish a week and produces 80,000 cod fish fingers every day. Show more
Documentary series. Ruth Goodman investigates the origin of Worcestershire sauce, as told by Mr Lea and Mr Perrins. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace explores Ribena's Gloucestershire factory. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey is in the lab figuring out why fizzy drinks are so appealing. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace follows 27 tonnes of potatoes from a farm in Hampshire through the largest crisp factory on earth. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace visits Britain's largest bicycle factory, which produces 150 folding bikes every day, and joins a production line to make his own bike. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace helps to unload a tanker full of sugar from Norfolk and follows it through one of the oldest sweet factories in Britain. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace visits the UK's largest sports shoe factory to see how they produce 3,500 pairs of trainers every day. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace receives some tea leaves from Kenya and follows them through the factory that produces one quarter of all the tea drunk in Britain. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace is at the world's largest dried pasta factory in Italy, where they produce 150,000 kilometres of spaghetti each day. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace receives a load of corn fresh off the boat from Argentina and follows its journey through the largest breakfast cereal factory in Europe. Show more
Inside the Factory
Christmas 2017
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Available for years
Exploring the fascinating factory processes behind Christmas cake, baubles, brandy and more. And why Christmas tree lights are called fairy lights. Show more
Documentary series. Gregg Wallace helps to unload 27 tonnes of dried haricot beans and follows them on a journey through the world's largest baked bean factory. Show more
Inside the Factory
Christmas 2016
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
In this Christmas special, Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman explore the fascinating factory processes and surprising history behind our favourite festive treats. Show more